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As temperatures begin to plummet, we’ll find ourselves in need of some light winter reading. This Wednesday (September 24), bestselling British chick-lit author LindseyKelk (I Heart New York, The Single Girls To-Do List) joined us via MindtheGap_BBCA on Twitter for a #MindTheChat, where we asked British expats to let us know what they’ve been reading lately. Here’s a roundup of some of the great suggestions we received:

Another participant, however, claimed Terry Pratchett (Good Omens, Night Watch) is the master of British lit!

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One participant recommended Donald Thomas‘ The Execution of Sherlock Holmes, a 2007 book that, through capturing Arthur Conan Doyle‘s imagination and style, continues on ongoing rivalry between Holmes and his enemies when Holmes is kidnapped and imprisoned:

Kelk joined in to share her current favorite reads. She admits she’s recently read and loved Tom Perrotta‘s The Leftovers, Emma Straub‘s The Vacationers, Mary Roach‘s Gulp, and Jonathan Tropper‘s This Is Where I Leave You.